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I talk to Jay Goldberg, a brilliant lawyer and an old friend. He and his
wife, Rema, will join me in my box at the U.S. Open.
This is a good one: The pushiest broker in New York calls in for a chat
about the availability of some of my prime apartments, as if I couldn’t

guess why she was calling me in the first place. She tries to tell me what
my apartments are worth, and I try to control my temper, but she’s full of
bullshit. Finally, I ask her if she realizes who she’s talking to and,
surprisingly, she immediately becomes reasonable. Almost every day, I
have to remind someone that maybe I know what I’m doing, and while that
may sound like I’m tooting my own horn, believe me, it saves a lot of
yelling time.

10:30A.M. The German TV team is ready for an interview in the
conference room. They’d done a wonderful job in covering Mar-a-Lago a
few months ago, which I appreciate, and so we’re doing a New York
interview. They are professional and enthusiastic, and all goes well. You
see, I’ve done so many interviews that at times they can be boring for me,
so if the people are interesting, it helps a lot. Just this year, both of my

sons did their first TV interviews, and that was exciting. TheToday show
did a Father’s Day program, and Matt Lauer interviewed Don Jr. and
myself, which was great fun. Both Matt Lauer and Katie Couric have a
knack for making anything entertaining, and I enjoy them tremendously.48
Hours interviewed my younger son, Eric, and myself, and aside from some
slumping on his part, Eric did a great job. The media really isn’t anything
new to my kids, although they’ve been protected from it to a certain

extent.
11:00
A.M.
I receive an invitation to attend the show of Oscar de la Renta’s new
collection, and I call Melania. We decide to attend. I’ve never gotten tired

of fashion or fashion shows. To me, it’s an unbeatable combination—
beautiful women and beautiful clothes, especially Oscar’s.
My agency, Trump Model Management, has managed to put itself on
the fashion map in a relatively short time. I started it about five years ago.
We’ve got some top models, and I enjoy watching this business become
more and more successful. I call John Tutolo for an update, and we discuss
a few things that we think could be improved.